Let's dive into this subtraction. We'll start with 27173 and subtract 20383 from it.

Step 1: We'll start by subtracting the digit 3 and the borrow 0 from 3 in column 1 and get 0.
0 is the first digit of our result.

Step 2: We'll start by subtracting the digit 8 and the borrow 0 from 7 in column 2 and get -1.
We add -1 to 10 and get 9 as the next digit of the result.

Step 3: We'll start by subtracting the digit 3 and the borrow 1 from 1 in column 3 and get -3.
We add -3 to 10 and get 7 as the next digit of the result.

Step 4: We'll start by subtracting the digit 0 and the borrow 1 from 7 in column 4 and get 6.
6 is the next digit of our result.

Step 5: We'll start by subtracting the digit 2 and the borrow 0 from 2 in column 5 and get 0.
0 is the next digit of our result.

So, 27173 - 20383 = 6790.